Gil in the El Tango Taqueria. The food is amazing. Los Tres Amigos
doesn’t hold a candle to it. I’ll be bringing back salsa.
Author Archives: David Crampton
Service Plaza
The rest stops on the Ohio turnpike look like mini airports to me.
Content
Taxes, bills, and car maintenance have eaten my next paycheck alive. I don’t even get it for a couple of days! It’s still forward motion, though. Forward motion is good.
I am still hoping to budget in a trip down to Cleveland.
Later:
Okay, well, that’s taken care of. Looks like it’s this weekend in Cleveland, then.
Link salad:
Let women ski jump in 2010
New teen sex discussion page, Talk Hard
My brother’s selling his professional DV camera
I have a billion thoughts running through my head, and emotional storms within storms. As much as I’d like to get through this life without harming anyone, it’s not possible. And yet I keep trying.
Next Day
Theio’s internet access was not being cooperative last night. There is a bit of a downside to primarily surfing on public access points, I guess.
That was easy.
I can order a copy of the marriage certificate online.
Nice!
Weekly Word Count
Two more chapters of Steven up on the fiction page. One more issue to go, and the fiction behind the first story arc will be completed.
I have fallen in love, all over again, with
If this gets any worse, I’m going to have to pack up my scanner and my laptop, drive to Cleveland, and pay a visit. But I’m sure that hasn’t been his plan all along. ;)
I’ve finished the next chapter of Issue 20, which was a bit difficult. Reading back over it reassures me that it flows, but I’m feeling like this third story arc is pushing the characters into a place that they wouldn’t otherwise go. And then I remembered what Steven said at the end of the last arc. And, of -course- he’d do it this way. I mean, when you get to confront Death, you’ve got to lead him on a good chase, right?
I think that Steven and Madness might be pals, if they could just stop staring at each other with those creepy smiles.
Checklist.
Done:
– All of the knots are untied.
– Divorce filing forms are copied, awaiting practice run.
Currently in motion:
– The house.
– Getting copy of marriage certificate.
Next steps:
– Practice run of paperwork.
– Typing up paperwork.
– Meeting with her for signatures.
Delayed reaction.
So, she and I ended up yelling at each other about the dog, over IM. This took place Thursday night.
(11:10:58 PM) Me: So, what’s up with [the dog]? Jody mentions offhand that you are making noises about taking him back, and then David is asking me about buddy living there with him, permanent-like?
(11:10:59 PM) Her: (Autoreply) not with a whisper, but with a bang.
(11:13:22 PM) Her: I was going to ask you the same thing.
(11:13:32 PM) Her: mom can’t take him to her new place
(11:13:37 PM) Her: I can’t take him at my current place.
(11:13:40 PM) Her: my sister can’t take him
(11:14:02 PM) Her: smalley said he could take him temporarily.
(11:14:11 PM) Her: at least until I find someplace for him
(11:16:55 PM) Her: are you able/willing to take him?
(11:17:04 PM) Her: ’cause I was under the impression that was a strong no.
(11:17:10 PM) Her: which is why mom has him now.
(11:18:13 PM) Me: You didn’t bother asking. I had no idea that she couldn’t take him. No one told me shit.
(11:21:44 PM) Her: So, you wanna take him?
(11:23:29 PM) Me: I don’t know that I can.
(11:23:34 PM) Her: why not?
(11:23:36 PM) Me: I may be able to in the near future, though.
(11:23:51 PM) Me: Because it’s a 3rd floor apartment.
(11:23:58 PM) Her: so?
(11:24:12 PM) Me: You get yes or no from me, you don’t get reasons from me.
(11:24:34 PM) Her: way to take the child route.
(11:24:45 PM) Me: I could say the same about you.
(11:25:22 PM) Her: seriously? because I’m asking for an explanation, I’m a child?
(11:25:38 PM) Me: No.
(11:26:05 PM) Her: because I didn’t call you about buddy, and relied on what my mother told me about you being unwilling to take him?
(11:26:22 PM) Her: or is asking for explanation about why I’m a child too much too?
(11:26:41 PM) Me: Have you cleaned out the fridge? Removed your things from the house? Filed?
(11:28:56 PM) Her: it’s very convenient for you to be able to put the blame for all that shit on me. all you’ve had to do was sit back and watch me not do the shit, ’cause I’m fucking good at avoiding things (which I learned ohsowell from you). it’s awesome to me that you can ignore me when you want, and attack me when you want, and you get the fucking moral high ground all the time.
(11:29:24 PM) Me: You said you would do these things.
(11:29:36 PM) Me: That’s the only reason I blame you for not doing them.
(11:29:53 PM) Me: I have no need to attack you. I just want you out of my life.
(11:30:18 PM) Her: and I only wanted you to love me for who I was, and not who you thought I should be.
(11:30:26 PM) Her: guess that makes us even.
(11:30:32 PM) Her has left the conversation.
Berserker Clan
My co-workers have all been wondering when I’m going to open up my last
two. Well, here’s the Berserker Clan.